Month: October 2024
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New Session of the MOOC on ECHR Starts Again on 2 November
On 2 November 2024 Utrecht University’s free Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) on the ECHR will start again! Registration is open now. To enroll, please go to the Coursera platform. The MOOC entitled ‘Human Rights for Open Societies – An introduction into the ECHR’ is taught
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New European Rule of Law Litigation Guide
The Central and Eastern European Law Initiative (CEELI) has published a practice-oriented guide, entitled ‘Navigating the Jurisdiction and Landmark Rulings of the European Court of Human Rights and the Court of Justice of the EU: A Guide to Protecting the Rule of Law in the
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Call for Papers: The European Yearbook on Human Rights (EYHR)
The European Yearbook on Human Rights (EYHR) invites submissions for a special issue dedicated to the interconnected legacies of three pivotal moments in European history: the 75th anniversary of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), the 50th anniversary of the Helsinki Final Act of
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New Issue European Human Rights Law Review
The European Human Rights Law Review just published a new issue (Issue 5, 2024). The issue contains one editorial, three research articles, seven case comments and one publication review. The articles focus on the topics of the recognition of a right to family reunification under
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New Thematic Factsheet on Misuse of Power by States
The Council of Europe’s Department for the Execution of Judgments of the European Court of Human Rights has just issued a new thematic factsheet on the role played by Article 18 of the ECHR in the prevention of the misuse of power by States. Here
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New ECHR Readings
Please find below a selection of newly published academic readings related to the European Convention on Human Rights and its Court, of the last few month. Enjoy reading! * Rebecca Lawrence, ‘A Positive Right to Rehabilitation? An Examination of the ‘Principle of Rehabilitation’ in the Caselaw
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Call for Papers for 15th Anniversary Strasbourg Observers
On 8-9 May 2025, the Strasbourg Observers Blog will be celebrating its 15th anniversary with a symposium in Ghent, Belgium. For this special occasion, researchers are invited to submit a contribution and reflect on important developments at the Court and/or in the scholarship in the
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Hybrid Event on the ECHR and Sports
On Tuesday 29 October at 12:15 ET, the Human Rights Program at Harvard Law School is organizing an event entitled ‘The Rights of Athletes and Players: The Role of the European Court of Human Rights in Adjudicating Global Sports Disputes’. During the event Daniel Rietiker
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Report on Non-Implementation of European Court Judgments
The European Implementation Network and Democracy Reporting International released their new report entitled ‘Justice Delayed and Justice Denied: Non-Implementation of European Courts’ Judgments and the Rule of Law‘. It is their third edition, with again the specific focus on the non-implementation of judgments of the
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New Judge in Respect of Poland Elected
Yesterday, the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly elected Ms Anna Adamska-Gallant as a judge to the European Court of Human Rights in respect of Poland for a term of office of nine years. Ms Anna Adamska-Gallant is a Polish lawyer specializing in international criminal law and human